diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/ap81/network b/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/ap81/network
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d4d8e0121..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/ap81/network
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-config interface loopback
-	option ifname	lo
-	option proto	static
-	option ipaddr	127.0.0.1
-	option netmask	255.0.0.0
-
-config interface lan
-	option ifname	eth0
-	option type	bridge
-	option proto	static
-	option ipaddr	192.168.1.1
-	option netmask	255.255.255.0
-
-config interface wan
-	option ifname	eth1
-	option proto	dhcp